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Originally Posted by ObieX
I kinda wonder why people think the Democrats should already have had a plan for Iraq. The situation in Iraq is highly dynamic and chaotic in it's current form. Things are changing there every single day. If you were to sit down and hammer out a plan one day the plan would be outdated and obsolete the next week. This kind of situation requires adaptation on the fly not a "stay the course" mentality that we should already have seen does not work.
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Perhaps the bombardment of statements from Democrats who promised, if elected, to solve the Iraq problem engendered false hope.
Although practically no one believes campaign promises anymore (for good reasons), it does provoke reflection when a candidate has the solution to Iraq right up until he wins the election.
Then, of course, he or she will need "more time," which usually translates to just after the next time they will be up for re-election.
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Originally Posted by ratbastid
There's been no lack of planning. It's just that the ones who have plans--say, for instance, Jack Murtha--got called traitors by the "stay the course" majority, and got shut down real quick.
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I don't think you can blame the Republicans for the latest incidence of Jack Murtha being shut down. It was the Democrats who didn't think much of his plans.